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Graduation Manual
Geomatics
For the Built Environment
Academic year 2018–19
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Table of contents
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
1.0 Graduation process
1.1 Admission ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
1.2 Evaulations ……………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
1.3 Mentors and graduation team …………………………………………………………………… 6
1.4 Detailed scheme per evaluation
Evaluation 0 P0 - Start Graduation …………………………………………………….. 7
Evaluation 1 P1 - Progress review Graduation plan …………………………… 8
Evaluation 2 P2 - Formal Assessment Graduation plan ……………………….. 9
Evaluation 3 P3 - Colloquium midterm ……………………………………………….. 12
Evaluation 4 P4 - Formal Process Assessment …………………………………….. 14
Evaluation 5 P5 - Public presentation and final assessment ………………….. 16
2.0 Particular circumstances
Quorum at evaluations ………………………………………………………. 18
Absence of delegate of the Board of Examiners
Absence of a mentor
Problems in the appraisal
3.0 Special qualification ………………………………………………………… 19
Honourable mention
Cum laude
Appendices
Appendix 1 To assess subjects per evaluation
Appendix 2 Description Graduation plan
Appendix 3 Plagiarism scan P4
Appendix 4 Reflection P5
Appendix 5 P5 assessment rubric
Appendix 6 Reference to official regulations
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Introduction
This manual is based on the official regulations of the graduation process for students in the Master
Geomatics of the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment and is meant for students, mentors,
delegates of the Board of Examiners and others who are involved in the graduation process. This manual
contains important information about the structure and regulations of the graduation process.
The manual is part of the official regulations and is sent to all students who enroll for a Master 3 studio at
the start of the semester.
In the Academic year 2017-2018 a compulsory scan on plagiarism with the use of Turn-it In is introduced.
In the implemented system the students first get the possibility to do the check themselves and they have
to hand in a final version before the P4 presentation. The result of this plagiarism scan will be assessed by
the involved mentors.
Section 1 provides a scheme of the setup of the evaluations and a scheme explaining the
responsibilities of everyone involved per evaluation.
Section 2 contains information about the quorum and the appraisal
Section 3 provides information on the ‘cum laude’ and ‘honorable mention’ regulations.
The appendices contain more detailed information on several aspects, a.o.: details on the subjects to be
assessed, graduation plan, reflection requirements, an example of a graduation contract and the
references to official regulations which this manual is part of.
Starting the academic year 2014-2015 the digital graduation registration is used. All involved teachers
have access to the information in the SharePoint application that is used for this registration. The registra-
tion includes personal information of the student, the composition of the mentor team, registration for the
P2 and P5 and the registration of all assessments.
Each semester Education and Student Affairs adds the names of the new enrolled Master 3 students to
this digital registration.
The involved coordinators, mentors and delegates of the board of examiners can add additional infor-
mation and notes to the file of each student. For all graduates the main mentor is responsible for complet-
ing the digital assessment registration.
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1.0 Graduation process
1.1 Admission
Students who enter the graduation programme without having completed all common courses (60 EC)
should take in mind that they will only be admitted to the P2 if they have completed all common courses
of the first year with the exception of 1 course of 5 EC maximum.
1.2 Evaluations
In the course of the graduation process two obligatory progress reviews (P1 and P3) and three formal
assessments (P2, P4 and P5) take place. All evaluations are to take place within the assigned periods,
indicates in the academic graduation calendar. The location of all evaluations must be situated at the Delft
University of Technology Campus. For the formal assessments the location will be within the the building of
the Faculty of Architecture.
Time Schedule
Wha
t
When
Responsible
P0: Register for graduation Start
Student
P1: Progress review
Product: draft Graduation plan
Presentation: 5 minutes
Questions & Appraisal: 5 minutes
9-10 weeks
after P0
Graduation Coordinator (event)
Submit final Graduation plan to
both mentors and the
Delegate of the Board of Examiners
1 week
before P2
Student
P2: Formal assessment Graduation plan
Presentation: 15 minutes
Questions : 15 minutes
Closed Appraisal: 15 minutes
Committee informs student about result
assessment: passed, restriction, failed
9-10 weeks
after P1
Graduation Coordinator (event)
P3: Colloquium midterm
Presentation:15 minutes
Questions: 15 minutes
7-8 weeks
after P2
Main Mentor
Submit draft thesis to both mentors, the co-
reader, and Delegate of the Board of Examiners
1 week
before P4
Student
P4 Formal process assessment
Presentation: 30 minutes
Questions: 15 minutes
Closed appraisal: 15 minutes
Committee informs student about result
assessment: GO/NO-GO
7-8 weeks
after P3
Student, Main Mentor
Submit final thesis to both mentors, and the
Delegate of the Board of Examiners
1 week
before P5
Student
P5: Public presentation and final
assessment
Public presentation: 30 minutes
Questions: 15 minutes
Closed appraisal: 15 minutes
Result and graduation ceremony: 30 minutes
-
5 weeks
after P4
Student, Main Mentor
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GEO2010 GEO2020
* P2: Formal assessment of the Graduation Plan, admission to GEO2020.
** P4: Formal assessment of draft thesis
*** P5: Formal assessment of final thesis and presentation.
1.3 Mentors and graduation team
Main Mentor (Daily supervisor)
The main mentor is a staff of one of the groups involved in the MSc Geomatics programme.
He / she is responsible for the overall Graduation Project and is an expert in the field of the graduation
project. He / she acts as the daily supervisor, is involved in all evaluations and takes care of the
registration of all assessments in Sharepoint.
Second mentor
The Second Mentor is a staff member of the TU Delft whose expertise complements that of the Main
Mentor. This person can be from any Faculty at the TU Delft. If the Main Mentor does not hold a PhD,
then it is mandatory that the Second Mentor holds one. The Second Mentor must participate in P2, P4 and
P5.
Co-Reader
The Co-Reader is a staff at TU Delft that is an expert in the field of research. He/she only participates at
P4, and his/her main task is to assess in an unbiased way the quality of the work produced and help
grade the final mark for the Graduation Project. He/she must be from another chair(s) than that of the
Main Mentor and the Second Mentor. The co-reader for a student is suggested by the staff of Geomatics
and arranged by the student.
Delegate of the Board of Examiners (BE)
The Delegate of Board of Examiners participates as chairman during the P2, P4 and P5.
The Delegate of Board of Examiners is appointed by the Board of Examiners after admission to the P2.
Half year
P1
Progress
review
Graduation
plan
P2
Formal as-
sessment
Graduation
plan*
P3
Colloquium
midterm
P4
Formal
process as-
sessment**
P5
Public presen-
tation and final
assessment***
Half year
Quarter
P0
Start
graduation
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1.4 Detailed scheme per evaluation
Evaluation 0 P0 - Start graduation
Goal
Start of the
graduation
administration process
Wh
o
Graduation Coordinator
together with
Education and Student Affairs
at the Faculty of Architecture
P0 responsibilities
Part Action Responsible
Preparation
Register for GEO2010 during
education enrollment period.
Student
Check whether students meet
admission requirements.
Education and Student Affairs
Introduction
Attend the introduction lecture to
the Graduation Project (given twice
a year).
Student
Completion
If student meets admission
requirements, make student file in
sharepoint.
Education and Student Affairs
Check if all students have file in
Sharepoint graduation registration.
Graduation Coordinator
Register main mentor Graduation Coordinator
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Evaluation 1 P1- Progress review Graduation plan
Goa
l
Assess
whether
the student
s progress g
u
arantee
s
he
/
she
will be
able to meet the requirements for the P2 in time.
Where
Reserved room by
Graduation coordinator
.
Structure
Presentation
G
raduation
plan
.
Assessor
Main
Mentor
,
Graduation Coordinator.
Subjects of assessment
Research and process (see Appendix
1)
.
Method of assessment
Assessment is based on the P1 assessment
criteria
(appendix 1)
.
The
Main Mentor and Graduation Coordinator give the student a good
(+), sufficient (0) or negative (-) indication per aspect.
Method of assessment
registration
The assessment is registered on the
P1 assessment form
in
the
digital Graduation Registration (Sharepoint) by the Main Mentor.
Consequence of
Assessment
The student proceeds: If necessary the Main Mentor advises the
student about possible improvements.
P1 responsibilities
Part
Action
Responsib
le
Preparation
Schedule day, time and location and
inform
student
and
Main Mentor.
Graduation Coordinator
15 minutes before
session
, install
(if necessary) digital presentation.
Student
At the evaluation
Present draft Graduation plan. Student
Fill in “P1 assessment form”
(Sharepoint).
Main Mentor
Completion
Complete registration at the
assessment form: use notes, advise
and make agreements.
Main Mentor
Within 2 days after P1.
Send the assessment form to the
student, with email button on the
assessment form.
Main
Mentor
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Evaluation 2 P2 – Formal assessment Graduation plan
Goal
The P2 assessment is essential to get admission to GEO2020.
The base for succesfully passing the P2 should be the belief that the
student can graduate within six months.
Where
R
eserved room
by
Scheduling BK
.
When
During the
fixed weeks according to the academic graduation
calendar.
Admission conditions
The enrollment for the P2 evaluation is only possible if the student has
obtained all ECTS of the first year with the exception of 1 course (5
EC) maximum.
Structure
15 minutes presentation;
15 minutes questions;
15 minutess for appraisal.
Assessors
(all required)
Main Mentor,
Second Mentor,
Delegate of Board of Examiners.
Subjects of assessment
Research, Presentation and Process (see Appendix 1)
Method of assessment
Assessment is based on the P2 assessment criteria. The mentors
give the student a good (+), sufficient (0) or negative (-) indication
per aspect.
The mentors give the student a final conclusion: passed, retake or
failed.
Method of assessment
registration
The
assessment and
conclusion
are registered on the P2 assessment
form in the digital Graduation Registration (Sharepoint) by the Main
Mentor.
Consequence of
assessment
If a student passes, the chance to graduate within six months is
realistic. If the assessment result is “retake”, the student does a
retake within two weeks, and at result “failed” the student will have
to register again for the next P2 period for a new P2 evaluation.
The result “passed” is considered to be an interim examination result
and has a validity of 1 year.
R
etake
In case of a
“retake” the assessors are convinced that a realistic
chance exists the student will be able to pass in 2 weeks. Specific
improvement points are described at the assessment form.
The main mentor agrees a date and time for the retake with the
student, the second mentor and the Delegate of the Board of
Examiners. If the mentors and Delegate are not satisfied with results
at that date, a “failed” is given, than applies the rule stated under
“failed”.
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P2 responsibilities
Part
A
ction
Responsib
le
Preparation
Schedule day and time and inform
student, Main Mentor and Second
Mentor.
Graduation Coordinator
Register P2 request in Sharepoint. Graduation Coordinator
Register second mentor. One month
before P2 at the latest.
Graduation Coordinator
Check whether student meets the
admission requirements and register
in Sharepoint.
Education and Student
Administration
Inform student by email on result
admission assessment.
Board of Examiners
Allocate Delegate of
the
B
oard of
Examiners and register the
appointment in Sharepoint.
Secretary
Education and Stu-
dent Affairs (authorized by the
board of examiners)
Write a
Graduation
Plan
(
use
template).
Student
Hand in the
G
raduation
P
lan
to
the
Mentors and and send Graduation
Plan to the Secretariat of the Board
of Examiners at least one week be-
fore P2.
Student
Read and assess the Graduation
Plan.
Mentors and Delegate Board of
Examiners
15 minutes before session, install
digital presentation, prepare the
session.
Student
At the evaluation
Act as chairman. Delegate of Board of
Examiners
Present graduation plan
,
draft
research results and draft of
graduation project using digital
presentation.
S
tudent (
See appendix 1
and
2 for exact products for this
evaluation)
Ask questions. All mentors
Evaluate academic level of student’s
presentation and the answers to the
mentors’ questions.
Delegate of Board of
Examiners and all mentors
At the appraisal
Act as chairman. Delegate of Board of
Examiners
Determine final judgement. All mentors
Document the judgement and
conclusion on the P2 Assessment
form in the digital Graduation
Registration (Sharepoint).
Main Mentor
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P2 responsibilities
Part
Action
Responsible
Completion
Inform
the student of assess
ment.
Make arrangements for retake if
applicable.
Main
Mentor
Complete assessment form with
own notes within two workings
days.
Second mentor and Delegate
of Board of Examiners.
Check P2 assessment form on
completeness and send it to the
student by email, using the button
on the Assessment form within five
workings days.
Main Mentor
Check whether forms are all present
and filled in correctly. Undertake
action if items are missing; register
completion.
Education and Student Affairs
Regist
er
P2
completion date in
Osiris.
Education and Student
Administration
After succesful P2.
Determine who will be the co-reader
at the P4 and register in graduation
administration.
Graduation Coordinator
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Evaluation 3 P3 - Colloquium midterm
Goal
Determine whether the students progress guarantees he / she will be
able to meet on time the requirements for the P4.
Where
Reserved room by
Main
Mentor
.
Structure
15
minute
s presentation
;
15 minutes questions.
Assessors
Main
Mentor,
Second Mentor
(optional)
.
Subjects of assessment
Research, Presentation and Process (see Appendix 1)
.
Method of assessment
Assessment is based on the P3 assessment criteria
(see Appendix 1)
.
The Main Mentor gives the student a positive or negative indication
concerning his progress.
Method of assessment
registration
The assessment and conclusions are documented on the P3
assessment form in the digital Graduation Registration (Sharepoint)
by the Main Mentor.
Consequence of
assessment
This is not a formal assessment, it is used as an indicator for the
student to know if he/she is on track. No matter what the assessment
is, the student proceeds. If necessary, the Main Mentor advises the
student about possible improvements.
P3 responsibilities
Part Action Responsible
Preparation
Schedule day, time and
location and inform student and
Second Mentor.
Main Mentor
Register scheduled date in digital
graduation registration.
Main Mentor
15 minutes before start
evaluation, prepare session.
Student (See appendix 1 for
exact definition for required
products for this evaluation)
At the evaluation
P
resent
graduation plan
and
graduation project.
S
tudent (
See appendix 1 for
exact description of required
products for this evaluation)
Completion
Fill in the P3 assessment form
(Sharepoint).
Determine conclusion:
YES – student made enough pro-
gress to register for P4.
NO – student didn’t make enough
progress for P4.
Main Mentor
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P3 responsibilities
Part Action Responsible
Completion
Inform the student of assessment;
advice on progress.
Main Mentor
Send the digital asessment form to
the student, within 2 days after P3.
Register P4 date, preferred time
(morning, non, evening) in the
Student Progress Overview in the
Graduation Registration
(Sharepoint).
Main Mentor
Before registering the P4 date check
availability Second Mentor and
Delegate Board of Examiners.
Main Mentor
Register P3 completion date in
Osiris.
Education and Student
Administration
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Evaluation 4 P4 - Formal process assessment
Goal
Determine whether the content of the research and the presentation
meets the requirements to admit the student to the final public
presentation (P5).
Where
Reserved room by Scheduling BK.
When
During fixed weeks according to the academic graduation calendar.
Admission requirements
Student has
obtained
all educational components w
ith exception from
P4 and P5 assessment by application for P4 assessment.
Structure
30
minutes presentation
;
15 minutes questions;
15 minutes closed deliberation committee;
Committee informs student about result: GO/NO-GO.
Assessors
(all required)
Main
Mentor
,
Second Mentor,
Co-reader,
Delegate of Board of Examiners.
Subjects of assessment
Research, Presentation, Process and Project (see Appendix 1 and 5).
Method of assessment
Assessment is based on the P4 assessment criteria and
also student thesis is checked on plagiarism
The mentors give the student a good (+), sufficient (0) or negative (-)
indication per aspect. Finally, the mentors give the student a positive
(GO) or negative (NO-GO) judgement on the graduation project.
H
ow is the assessment
registered
The assessment
and conclusion are
registered on the P
assessment
form in the digital Graduation Registration (Sharepoint).
Consequence of
assessment
At result “GO” the student proceeds to the P5; At result “NO GO” the
student has to register for a new P4 in the next period (retake P4).
The students proceeds, if necessary the Main Mentor advises the
student about possible improvements.
Retake
At result “NO GO” t
he retake will be held
in
the next
P4 period
. An
appointment must be made with the Main Mentor. If the retake ends
in ‘NO-GO’, an appointment with the study councellors needs to be
made.
P4 responsibilities
Part
Action
Responsib
le
Preparation
Fill in the P4 application form and
collect signatures from all mentors
including the delegate of the Board
of Examiners.
Student
Deliver
P4
form to
Secretariat
Education and Student Affairs.
Student
Register the P4 applications in the
digital graduation registration.
Secretary Education and Stu-
dent Affairs
Check whether student meets the
admission requirements.
Education & Student Admin-
istration
Inform the student on the result of
the admission check.
E
ducation & Student
Administration on behalf of the
Board of Examiners
Schedule P4 day, time and location
.
Scheduling BK
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P4 responsibilities
Part Action Responsible
Preparation
Check thesis on plagiarism by
uploading thesis in available
Brightspace course. See appendix 3
Student
Send draft thesis (in PDF to all
mentors and delegate at least 1
week for P4.
Student
15 minutes before start
evaluation, prepare session.
Student (See appendix 1 for
exact definition for required
products for this evaluation)
At the evaluation
Act as chairman.
Delegate of B
oard of Examiners
Present research result/
graduation project.
Student (See A
ppendix 1 for
exact description of the
products for this evaluation)
Ask questions
.
Both
mentors
, and co
-
reader
Give feedback on result plagiarism
scan outcome.
Main mentor
Assess academic level of
students’ presentation and questions
of the mentors.
Delegate of B
oard
of Examiners
At the closed
appraisal
Act as chairman.
Delegate of B
oard of Examiners
Determine final assessment. Both mentors, and co-reader
Determine if the student must be
advised to consult a academic
counsellor.
Both
mentor
s
, and co
-
reader,
and delegate of Board of
Examiners
Document the
assessment and
conclusion on the digital P4
assessment form.
Main Mentor
Completion
Inform the student of the final
assessment.
Main Mentor
If result GO: determine P5 date and
register P5 date, preferred daypart
and preferred room in digital
Graduation Registration
(Sharepoint).
Both mentors and delegate
(date)
Main Mentor (register)
Process graduation document within
five workings days (Sharepoint) and
send it to student by email, using
the button on the assessment form.
Main Mentor
Check
whether
forms
are
filled in
correctly. Undertake action if items
are missing.
Education & Student Affairs
Register P4
completion
in Osiris
.
Education and
Student
Administration
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Evaluation 5 P5 - Public presentation and final assessment
Goal
Public presentation and final assessment.
Where
Reserved room by Scheduling BK.
When
During
fixed weeks according to the academic graduation calendar.
Structure
For the student 15 minutes preparation is scheduled, followed by:
30 minutes presentation;
15 minutes questions;
15 minutes closed appraisal;
15 minutes announcing the results and graduation ceremony.
Assessors
(all required)
Main
Mentor
,
Second Mentor,
Delegate of Board of Examiners.
Subjects of assessment
Research, Presentation, Process and Project (see Appendix 1).
Method of assessment
Assessment is based on the P5 assessment criteria. The mentors
give the student a mark for:
1. Research (50%);
2. Presentation and questions (20%);
3. Project (15%);
4. Process (15%).
H
ow the assessment is
registered
The assessment
and conclusion
s
are
registered on the
P5
assessment form in the digital Graduation Registration (Sharepoint).
Consequence of
assessment
All criteria should be awarded with at least 6.0 and the end mark
should also be at least 6.0. Student graduates and receives
subsequently his / her Master’s degree diploma.
P5 responsibilities
Part
Action
Responsib
le
Preparation
Register a preferred P5 date, in the
P5 period according to the
Graduation Calendar, in the digital
registration (at P4 assessment
form).
Main Mentor
Check whether student meets the
admission requirements. If yes
deliver diploma to Education- &
Student Affairs BK.
Education and Student
Administration and Central
Student Administration.
Determine whether embargo on
graduation work is desired. If yes:
Apply a request: see Forms.
Student and main mentor
Inform student on admission, proce-
dure and P5 obligations.
Secretary Eduction and Stu
-
dentaffairs
Schedule P5
.
Scheduling BK
Print student’s blanc P5 mark list. Secretary Eduction and Stu-
dentaffairs
Collect the diploma
and blan
k
mark
list at Education- & Student Affairs
on P5 day.
Delegate of Board of
Examiners
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P5 responsibilities
Part
Action
Responsible
Preparation
D
eliver a printed copy of the final
thesis to all mentors, the Delegate
of the Board of Examiners and the
Director of Education at latest one
week before P5.
Student
15 minute
s
be
for
e
start
evaluation, prepare session.
Student (See
A
ppendix 1 for
exact definition for required
products for this evaluation)
At the evaluation
Act as chair
man
.
Delegate of Board of
Examiners
Present research results.
Student (
See appendix 1 for
exact definition for required
products for this evaluation)
Ask questions
.
B
oth
mentors
(in this order:
Second, Main Mentor)
Assess academic level of
students’ presentation and questions
of all mentors.
Delegate of Board of
Examiners
At the closed appraisal
Act as chairman. Delegate of Board of
Examiners
Determine the marks for all 4
criteria and end mark.
Both mentors
R
egister
all marks
on
the P5
assessment form in the digital
Graduation Registration (Sharepoint)
and on the printed P5 mark form.
Main
Mentor
Open dipl
ma envelop and
determine if student
graduated “Cum Laude”.
Delegate of Board of
Examiners
Completion
Welcome student and public to
diploma ceremony and explain
procedure.
Delegate of Board of
Examiners
Inform publicly the student about
his / her final results and clarify.
Main Mentor
Hand out P5 mark list to student Main Mentor
Hand out diploma
.
Delegate of Board of
Examiners
Sign diploma (both sides). Student
Process
graduation file within five
workings days (Sharepoint).
Main
Mentor
Maximum
one
day
after
P5, upload
the final thesis (PDF) and final
presentation slides (PDF) to the TU
Delft repository.
Student
Check
whether
assessment
forms
are filled in correctly. Undertake
action if items are missing; register
completion P5.
Eduction and Stu
dent
A
ffairs
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P5 responsibilities
Part
Action
Responsible
Completion
Unsubscribe as TU Delft student, via
Studielink
Remember to unsubscribe for
TU Delft via Studielink in the
month of your graduation. You
will be unenrolled from the 1st of
the next month. If you do not un-
enrol in time you are required to
pay tuition fees for another
month. Unrolling retroactively is
not possible.
Tuition fee refunds
Under certain circumstances, the tu-
ition fee can be partly refunded. See
website Central Student Administra-
tion
-
Student
Register P5 result in Osiris.
Education and Student
Administration
After student uploaded final
presentation at TU Delft
repository: send diploma
supplement to student address.
Education and Student
Administration
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2.0 Particular circumstances
Quorum at evaluations
A quorum is required for the graduation evaluation to be valid.
Quorom for P2: Main Mentor, Second Mentor and Delegate of the Board of Examiners.
Quorum for P4: Main Mentor, Second Mentor, Co-Reader and Delegate of the Board of Examiners
Quorum for P5: Main Mentor, Second Mentor and Delegate of Board of Examiners.
Absence of the Delegate of Board of Examiners
The Board of examiners appoints Delegates of Board of Examiners and Deputy Delegates for all
evaluations. If the Delegate of Board of Examiners will be unable to attend an evaluation, she/he asks the
Deputy Delegate of Board of Examiners to replace her/him. The Deputy Delegate of Board of Examiners is
registered in the digital graduation registration by the Secretary of the Education and Student Affairs.
Absence of a Mentor
Known in advance
If it is known in advance that a Mentor will be unable to attend, a presentation must be held for that
Mentor prior to the evaluation. The assessment and signature of the Mentor concerned must be written
down with comments and feedback. This letter must be given to the Delegate of the Board of Examiners
in a closed envelope or send by email. At the appraisal this assessment will be taken into account by the
other mentors for determining the final assessment.
Unexpected absence
At unexpected absence there will be looked by the main mentor and other present mentors for an exam
authorized deputy within the same academic field. The Secretariat of the board of Examiners is also
informed by the main mentor or delegate of the board of examiners about this absence. The evaluation
should preferabily be continued and the final assessment should be determind after hearing the absent
mentor.
The determination for a GO / NO-GO (P4) or the registration of the marks on the final mark lists (P5) only
take place after consulting the absent Mentor by phone. If this isn’t possible final judgement at the P4 is
postponed. At the P5 a “pass” is registered for the involved academic field. In both cases a meeting with
the absent Main Mentor/Daily Supervisor takes place on the shortest possible term, to determine a final
conclusion. At doubt or on request of the student, it may be decided that an extra presentation must be
held.
Problems in the appraisal
It may occur that the appraisal does not lead to an assessment. The Delegate of Board of Examiners
informs the student on this situation and explains the applied procedure and the corresponding terms.
Subsequently he / she collects the presented products and presents the problem to the chairman of the
Board of examiners.
The chairman of the Board of examiners will reconvene the mentor team and the Delegate of Board of
Examiners for a reappraisal, which he will chair, in which he will attempt to achieve consensus. In case of
failing he will make a final decision.
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2.1
Special qualifications
Cum Laude
1
A student can receive the predicate “cum laude” for the Master’s degree audit if the Board of Ex-aminers
decides to grant this distinction and the following requirements have been met:
1. the weighted average of the results of the courses not including the Master final Project is at least
8,0; passes (v) and exemptions (vr) will not be taken into consideration
2. the number of credits for the courses for which a pass (v) has been earned or for which an
exemption (vr) has been granted may not exceed 20,0 credits in total
3. the result for the Master final Project is at least 8,0
4. the study duration of the Master does not exceeded the nominal period of study plus one se-
mester, taking into account study-delays based on the “Regeling Afstudeersteun Studenten”
(Student financial support) is acknowledged.
5. The term mentioned in subsection d is effective for all students having their final presentation on
February 1th 2018 or later. Untill that date the term is 3 years.
1
The complete system is described in Article 32 of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Examiners,,
Master Geomatics.
Honourable mention
2
On intercession of the mentor and approval of the Delegate of the Board of Examiners, the predicate
“honourable mention” may be attached to the examination result. The condition for this is that the
examinee achieved a mark 8,5 or higher for the graduation project.
A student who graduates Cum Laude can not be given a honourable mention.
The student is informed on the honorable mention at the diploma ceremony. The written honorouble
mention will be handed over to the student within two weeks afters the final presentation.
Therefor the mentor must hand in the text for the honourable mention within one week after the P5 at
the Secretary of the Board of Examiners.
2
The complete system is described in Article 33 of the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Examiners,,
Master Geomatics.
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Appendix
1
Evaluation criteria
Note: consult your Main Mentor the exact interpretation of the requirements.
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Product:
Preliminary graduation
plan
Product:
Final graduation plan
Product:
Preliminary products
proposed in P2
Product
Master’s thesis report
Product
Final master’s thesis
report
Research
motivation/problem
field/ relevance
problem statement
objectives
research questions
theoretical
framework
methodology
preliminary project
and results
preliminary choice of
case
Research
motivation / problem
field /relevance
position in the
academic and
professional debate
problem statement,
objectives, research
questions,
approach, theoretical
framework,
methodology
references
preliminary project
set up and results
Research
methodology
link theory-design &
planning
preliminary
conclusions
Research
motivation / problem
field / relevance
theoretical
framework
methodological
framework
analyses, research
results
conclusions /
recommendations
references
Research
motivation / problem
field / relevance
theoretical
framework
methodological
framework
analyses, research
results
conclusions / recom-
mendations
references
Presentation
written, oral,
graphics and demo
Presentation
written, oral, graphics
and demo
Presentation
written, oral,
graphics and demo
Process
planning
Process
academic attitude:
evidence based,
logical, critical
planning
Process
academic attitude:
evidence based,
logical, critical
planning
Process
academic attitude:
evidence based,
logical, critical
planning
Process
academic attitude:
evidence based,
logical, critical
Project
originality and
scientific level
professional
significance
independence and
own initiative
planning and
compliance with
planning
conducting research
controlling the
subject
being able to make
assessment
Project
originality and
scientific level
professional
significance
independence and
own initiative
planning and
compliance with
planning
conducting research
controlling the
subject
being able to make
assessment
reflection on the
valua of the
graduation research
in the larger social
and scientific
framework
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Appendix 2
Content of Graduation plan
Graduation Plan
The graduation plan consists of at least the following data/segments:
Personal information
Name
Student number
Address
Postal code
Place of residence
Telephone number
E-mail address
Graduation committee
Main mentor
(
name and
specialisation)
Second Mentor
(
idem
)
Title
Title of the graduation
research
Research
Problem Statement and relevance
What is the scientific problem that will be solved / investigated? Why is it important?
Discuss: the value of the graduation research in the larger social and scientific framework
Research questions and scope
Define the main research questions that you plan to answer.
Background information
and
related work
Overview of all topics related to your main research question.
Methodology
A description of the methodology you planto use to answer your research questions.
Time planning
A scheme of the division of the workload of the graduation research in the timeframe. The submitted
Graduation document might be rejected if the planning is unrealistic.
A format for the Graduation plan is available on-line, see: Graduation Plan.
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Appendix 3
Plagiarism scan P4
The Plagiarism Scan on the Graduation documents is implemented for all Master Architecture, Urbanism
and Building Sciences students (all tracks, with exception from Architecture) and Master Geomatics stu-
dents.
The Plagiarism Scan has been integrated in Brightspace (see: https://bright-
space.tudelft.nl/d2l/home/47493) and is used to guarantee the authenticity of student’s graduation work at
the Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. The TurnItIn tool in Brightspace is used for this pur-
pose. The tool will make it easier for the student and mentors to check the work of a student on originality
and plagiarism. It is the responsibility of the main mentor to discuss the TurnIt-In Plagiarism report of
his/her student at his/her P4.
Each student will upload his or her thesis, report or other graduation work with text at latest one week be-
fore the P4 presentation. The mentors and delegates will be enrolled by Education and Student Affairs in
the Plagiarism Brightspace course.
The student has the possibility to upload provisional versions of his document as often as he/she wants
for plagiarism feedback. This feedback is only meant for the student. The submissions and results in the
‘Provisional Version’ folder are there just for the student to try things out.
The final version of the P4 document will be submitted in the final version folder of the plagiarism scan.
The final submission folder will only allow one submission for each student and the plagiarism feedback
will only be visible for mentors. The student will not be able to see his/her score.
After admission to the P4 the student receives detailed instructions by email about how does the Plagia-
rism Scan works.
Assessment of result
It is the responsibility of the main mentor to determine whether the results of the plagiarism scan in the
final folder are an indication of actual plagiarism. In all cases, suspicion of plagiarism or not, the mentor
should share the findings with the student, the other mentors and the delegate at the P4 assessment.
If there is a suspicion of intentional plagiarism, the mentor should discuss this with the student and notify
the Board of Examiners afterwards.
About TurnIt-In:
TurnItIn has certain limitations concerning the documents which will be uploaded. The students will be in-
formed about the limitations, the meaning of similarity scores and plagiarism in general.
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Appendix 4
Reflection P5
The reflection is a standard component of a scientific thesis. The reflection is NOT a separate document
or a distinct chapter, but integrated in the Introduction and Conclusions of the thesis in the form of text,
with diagrams and sketches for purposes of illustration and clarification.
In this reflection the student uses a short substantiated explanation to account for the results of the
research in the graduation phase (product, process, planning).
Depending on the research, reflection on a number of the following aspects should be included (you may
choose in which order).
Aspect 1
The relationship between the methodical line of approach of the Master Geomatics and the
method chosen by the student in this framework.
Aspect 2
The relationship between the conducted research and application of the field
geomatics.
Aspect 3
The relationship between the project and the wider social context.
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Appendix 5
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Appendix 6
Reference to official regulations
Subject
Registered at
Article
Graduation work
Teaching and Examination Regulations,
Master of Science Geomatics for the Built
Environment, 2018-2019.
Article 7, subsection 4
Admission to the graduation phase
Teaching and Examination Regulations,
aster of Science Geomatics for the Built
Environment, 2018-2019.
Article 7, subsection 5
Graduation annotations (TiSD,
Entrepreneurship)
Teaching and Examination Regulations,
aster of Science Geomatics for the Built
Environment, 2018-2019.
Article 15 and
Appendix VI
Further rules governing Master
final Project
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 23
Composition of the assessment
commit-tee for Master Thesis
Project
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 24
Appointment of delegate of the
Board of Examiners
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 5, subsection 4
Language graduation
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 7, subsection 3
Working method of the assessment
committee
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 25
Publication graduation work in TU
Delft repository
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 18, subsection 5
Possibility for embargo on work in
repository
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 19, subsection 6
Official date of Master final
project result
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 26
Pass and fail rules
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 29
Pass and fail rules governing the
Hon-ours Programme Master
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 30
Pass and fail rules governing
annotations
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 31
Conferring the predicate “cum
laude”
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 32
Honourable mention
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article 33
Degree certificates, supplement and
results achieved
Rules and Guidelines of the Board of
Examiners, Master of Science Geomatics for the
Built Environment, academic year 2018-2019
Article: 34 en 35
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